The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-02-04
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

ARGUMENTS began in the United States
Supreme Court on the 24th in the tele-
phone cases
AT O'Neil City; Neb., on the oath, mob
drove an editor named Claiborne and his
wife and o man named Tebault out Of
town.
ACCORDING to the oficial asylum re-
port, lunacy in Massachusetts, Is on the In
crease.
TnE House committee on public build
ings and grounds has agreed 70 report
bills increasing the appropriations Tor
public buildings at Winona- MIMI, from
100000 TO ele5, 900 and At Harrisonourg,
Va, from $4,000 to $4,000
II has been limited about the War De-
partment that general oficer Of the
army may possibly be placed on the re-
| tired list early in June by the President
| after he reaches sixty-two years Of age,
| instead Of waiting until his compulsory
| retirement under the law two years later
| THE Observation-Disclosures for this month
| are thus far decidedly larger than was
expected, and Indicate fair debt reduc-
ton.
Ex-GovERxoR HoApLEr OF Ohio Is going
TO locate in New York
BoYD LINK Polander, hung himself
in the jail at Nanticol<e, Pa, on the 18TH
MICHAEL DAvIrr and wife sailed from
New York for England on the 25th.
CHARLES DEAKIx, the alleged American
solicitor, charged at London with swim
ding, on examination, on the 18th, was re-
manded without bail
IT ID now thought quite certain that Mrs.
I,ogan's Pension bill win not pass the
House Of Representatives
II MICHAEL MCEKAcsT, the artist, gave 4
4 - - - - -
honor OF United States Minister McLane
| JosEPn ARMSTRONG. . hunter. was killed
and dcvoured By wolves in Delta County
Mich.
Ex-GovERxoR W. b. BATE has beer
elected Uuited States Senator BY the Ten
nessec Legislature.
| THE remains Of the late Mrs- VOORHEES,
were inferred At Terre Hsute. Ind, on tn
18th.
The National convention Of woman SUI
. fragists met in Washington on the 18th.
The pill factory which turned out Car
tiers little liver pills 1t New York wa
, burned out en- the 9Th
A PRIxE-VIoHr between Pete Mccoy an
. "Reddyr Gallagher 81 Cleveland, o., o
!. the 18th, was stopped By the police ate
. fve rounds had been fought
Al J. n. HAvLrx, Of Cincinnati, and }. \
4 Robb. manager Of Gus williams, hav
: leased Popc's Thcster, st. Louis, ct ei2.O(
. year. They take possession May l. tn
a local manager win be o. L. Hagin.
. AcAR Of giant powder in . train on u
4 Missouri Pacific track q Fort Scott e,
. ploded while running q full speed on n
!. 18th. Twcnty-six cars were wrecked, an
4 Scott Hooker, brakeman, was killed.
d JONI 81 LAIRD, NE veteran editor q n
Greensbu-g (Pa) Argw died on the 25tl
He was born in 1901, and. with probsb
D. two exceptions, was tho oldest editor
Or the State.
n A sxxsArfox was caused In Buffalo,
70 ~, o. the 18th, BY the finding Of the bod
Ia Of Harry II. Koch, who was sherin Of Il
B. county from 1853 TO 1855 hanging In n
ve garnet OF his residence.
70 II u announced that Miss Randa
daughter Of the Pcnnsylyania Represent
tive in Congress, will Be married on re
~ ruarv 70 Mr.. G. Z. Lancaster, the we
te known young Washington lawyer.
Of Hox. PErER PAUL MALONE, who rcpr
mt scnts the Fourth New York (BrookIy
- district IN Congress-, and VINO u said 10
y. the abandonment man In Washin gtou,
n about TO be married 70 Miss Alice ArRul
~ beau, the daughter Of wealthy Frcn
family.